Surface chlorophyll concentrations in relation to the Antarctic Polar Front: Seasonal and spatial patterns from satellite observations

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 69-86

  Moore, J Keith ^a,c   Abbott, Mark R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesoscale; Phytoplankton; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; IRON; SEDIMENTS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM DYNAMICS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CHLOROPHYLL; MESOSCALE MOTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR FRONT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 0037111697     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00196-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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